Planning appeal decision
53 Pinkwell Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1NQ
Planning appeal 3283537 at 53 Pinkwell Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1NQ (London Borough of Hillingdon) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 March 2023 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development causes harm to the living conditions of nearby occupiers of dwellings in Pinkwell Avenue with particular regard to odour and noise.
without planning permission the material change of use of the land to a mixed use as a dwelling and takeaway food preparation and delivery business (“the breach“)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Griffin E
- Postcode
- UB3 1NQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development causes harm to the living conditions of nearby occupiers of dwellings in Pinkwell Avenue with particular regard to odour and noise
What decided it
The proximity of the commercial kitchen outbuilding to adjacent residential occupiers and the scale of the takeaway food preparation and delivery business resulted in significant noise and odour nuisance that could not be adequately mitigated by conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEI14: Air QualityPolicy DMHB 18: Private Outdoor Amenity SpacePolicy D14 (Noise) of the London Plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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